Today’s Earth Day message is brought to you on behalf of honey bees and dogs. In the spring humans go through great lengths trying to have the “perfect” lawn. However, have you stopped to consider how imperfect perfection is, and what harm it is doing to the environment? By covering lawns and gardens in pesticides […]
It is that time of the year when we need to keep an eye on our apiary. Although the hives are currently empty, critters coming out of hibernation are hungry and looking for food. We don’t want them damaging our hives like the raccoons and bear have done previous years. However, I can’t do everything […]
Well it happened again. We recently awoke to find our hives were ransacked. Except unlike last year when all of our hives were empty, my Chuck BEEly hive is full and active with bees. My tail drooped at the thought of my poor Honey Bees fleeing for safety into the night. At first we assumed […]
We’ve been framed! Actually we’ve been preparing frames. My Honey Bees are doing a great job filling their hive, so it is time to add a second brood box. Up until now our Honey Bees have been living in a single brood box. This is the box at the bottom of the hive, where they […]
I thought I’d take this time to give you an update on some of our previous posts. First off, I’m pleased to say Asa’s venture into becoming a building materials supplier for bird nests has been quite successful. Asa has been happily taking orders for fur, and filled the feeder up twice this spring. As […]
My Honey Bees are back! After taking last summer off due to colony collapse, I am happy to announce I am once again a beekeeper! In anticipation for their grand arrival, Dad cleaned out my Chuck BEEly Hive to welcome them to Maine. As with my previous colonies, these Honey Bees are from an apiary […]
Asa here. While Mom and I are continuing our countdown to Bon Jovi’s new album on Friday, Chuck Billy insisted that we continue with our usual Tuesday theme of sharing interesting facts. So I compromised. Back in the spring of 2018, Chuck Billy wrote a long post explaining in precise details why Honey Bees swarm. […]
As I shared earlier, sadly my Honey Bees did not survive the winter and my hives sat empty this spring, when I was unable to order more due to the pandemic. However, hope springs eternal! Therefore I made my hives as welcoming as could be to hopefully attract new bees. I left the frames laden […]
My Honey Bees are out there, maybe even nearby! As you know my hives are empty this year. Recently on a walk, while I paused to take care of business, I noticed a Honey Bee collecting pollen on a dandelion. At the time, it just made my tail droop thinking about my departed friends. However […]
Earlier this week I shared that my hives suffered from Colony Collapse Disorder, and that due to travel restrictions I could not replace them with new Honey Bees purchased from Georgia. Although I’m disappointed, I realize just how lucky we are to have that luxury of being able to buy Honey Bees. Beekeeping in Maine […]
